Torrent magazine featured in ArtAsiaPacific’s May/June issue, with a run-down of the first issues and a sneak peak into Muhanned Cader’s source material contribution in Torrent No. 2. Click here to view/download InsideBurgerCollection-Torrent_p143-148 as a pdf Continue reading →

The presentation of Torrent at the Bibliothèque Kandinsky, in the frame of its ongoing program of publication seminars led by director Didier Schulmann, will take place in the presence of Muhanned Cader (artist, Colombo/London and contributor to Torrent n°2), Alain Kantarjian (artist, filmmaker, Paris/Beirut, and contributor), Franck Leibovici (artist, Paris), Mariah Lookman (artist, Lahore/London), … Continue reading →

Annie Wan’s source materials in Torrent No. 1 traces her encounters with the Hong Kong cityscape, the strange phenomena of fossilizations in Pompeii, as well as temporal differences in the recordings of Glenn Gould and her infatuation with the film The Turin Horse by Béla Tarr. Here’s a cinematic view into the build-up and dissolution … Continue reading →

Philipp Hermann, graphic designer of Torrent selected Unica as the overall typeface. Where does Unica come from? It was originally designed by Team’77. Apparently Unica is a morphing of Helvetica, and it similar counterpart faces in aim to improve it, and to create “the ultimate archetypal sans serif face”. Read more about it here To … Continue reading →

The inaugural issue Torrent No. 1 touches on subjects as disparate as the material life of books (Annie Wan), the de-mystifying power of printed matter (David Platzker), radio as tool for “revolution” (Lawrence Weiner), or even film’s function as a dissecting table for the mind (Vittorio Santoro and Martha Colburn). Torrent No. 1 also includes … Continue reading →

Paul Winstanley – Studio Visit The aura of a moment in the suburbs…The chanting of the veils…The glaze of repeated screens…The cave of introspection… Known for his still-life paintings of architectural spaces, public spaces and landscapes Paul Winstanley constructs intricate images. The curatorial team paid a studio visit to his atelier on February 17, 2012, … Continue reading →